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gracilis

History

Primary Senior Synonym
Leptuca crenulata
Original Usage
Gelasimus gracilis
Original Source with Priority
Rathbun, M.J. (1893) Descriptions of new genera and species of crabs from the west coast of North America and the Sandwich Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 16(933):223–260.
Derivation
Latin for “thin.”

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Notes/Comments

Gelasimus gracilis Rathbun, 1893, is a junior synonym of Leptuca crenulata (Lockington, 1877).

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